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.\"    Manual: Output file switching Tapset
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.TH "FUNCTION::SWITCH_FIL" "3stap" "April 2024" "SystemTap Tapset Reference" "Output file switching Tapset"
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.SH "NAME"
function::switch_file \- switch to the next output file
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.sp
.nf
    switch_file()
.fi
.SH "ARGUMENTS"
.PP
None
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
This function sends a signal to the stapio process, commanding it to rotate to the next output file when output is sent to file(s)\&.
.PP
The mechanism of switching files was changed by upstream commit 5b39471380a238469c8fc18136f12600e5e9aec7 \&. With this commit, the rotation only works if there is some actual systemtap output\&.
.SH SEE ALSO\n 
.IR tapset::switchfile (3stap)
